The Simfest will take place March 28 through April 4th @10AM Pacific so… save the date and be ready to tune your dream drift car.
See you on the track ;)
New Update: Toyota AE86
“Drifting is not the fastest way around a corner, but it is the most exciting one.”
- K. Tsuchiya
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It’s time to drift like a king. A new update is now available in DRIFT21 with a new car to try on the track. Get ready to welcome the iconic Toyota Corolla AE86 and new challenges to master!
Now you can test your skills drifting with a legendary car and customize it with new compatible parts added to the garage.
Below is a list of the new features we have added:
Added new car - 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT with multiple tuning parts, quick race preset and unique liveries
Added garage challenges suited to 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT
Added over 25 new track challenges
Added Elite Drift Series stickers - available in Paint Booth module
Added an invert look axis option - available in settings window
and some additional changes:
Changed the requirements for awarding the Gold Cup in Solo Run challenges. From now on it is required to complete all clipping zones to receive the gold trophy
Rebalanced existing challenges to better suit to changes in gold trophy requirements
Adjusted scroll speed settings in the paint booth module
Improved shading around rims and wheel arches
Now deep dive into this new drifting experience and share it with us.
See you on the track! ;)
Vote for DRIFT21 in the Steam Awards!
Let your voice be heard. During the Steam Autumn Sale, you can nominate DRIFT21 for the Steam Awards category “Labor of Love”, dedicated to games that continue to receive loving and constant support.
More than a year after the release of the EA, your support has meant everything to us. Our priority was and continues to be to deliver a new and better experience to our loyal community, month after month.
New updates, cars, engines and challenges await you, and that's just the beginning.
Cast your vote and see you on the track!
New Update: Boxer Engine
You asked, and we worked on it.
A new update is now available in DRIFT21 and with it a new experience to try on the track. Get ready to welcome the Boxer engine and its multiple tuning parts!
And there is more. To give you a better gaming experience we added some features:
Boxer-centered garage challenges
Advanced camera settings (available in the pause menu)
Option to delete or rearrange cars in VirtualGarage window
and additional changes:
Changed the way private servers are shown and accessed in the server browser
Corrected the wall layout on the Stadium Ver. 1
UI changes in the controls tab (Settings window)
Corrected Touge Time Attack requirements
You can find the complete changelog in the discussions, as usual.
Thank you for your patience and support, can’t wait to hear your feedback.
See you on the track! ;)
Save big with the 505 Publisher Sale!
It’s time to get ready to burn some rubber… and celebrate!
Thanks to 505 Games Publisher Sale it's your chance to buy DRIFT21 and test your skills against other drifters with a 40% discount.
This offer will be available from September 2 at 10 PST (19 CEST) to September 6 at 10 PST (19 CEST) only, so… be first, be fast.
It's time to get your hands dirty and warm up the engines, ‘cause The Masters of the Garage Bundle - including DRIFT21 and Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - is available now, only on Steam!
You can save 25% off on the title you don’t own yet or on both by purchasing the complete bundle.
Here's an overview of what's waiting for you:
DRIFT21
Get your hands dirty and pump your engine! DRIFT21 is the only racing game that combines the passion for building and customizing your own car with the chance to test your drifting skills on legendary official EBISU circuits. Play solo or against your friends.
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 challenges the player to become a first class mechanic. You can repair, paint, tune and drive cars. Make sure to expand your workshop, complete increasingly complex repair work and restore classic cars or add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
The bundle will be available from August 6th to September 1st, so don't miss it!
See you on track!
DRIFT21 is OUT NOW on Steam!
The wait is finally over!
DRIFT21 is out on Steam today
Following an Early Access period, ECC Games S.A. has worked tirelessly with the drifting community and drift racing fans to create the best gameplay experience, bringing all the thrills of real drifting racing to PC.
The Dev team and global publisher 505 Games are happy to announce that DRIFT21 has left Early Access and fully launches for PC via Steam today with a limited time price offer.
Choose from a list of 12 fully licensed cars including the Mazda MX5, Subaru BRZ, BMW E46 M3 and the Nissan 350Z.
Customise your cars in the garage mode with over 1900 parts to tune and extensive paint shop and decal options.
Test your drifting racing skills on 7 of Japan’s legendary EBISU circuits including Driftland, Minami and Touge also big stadiums that turned drifting tracks.
Test your skills in 7 single-player modes or take on the best drifting racers from around the world in 5 thrilling 6 player head-to-head multiplayer events like Free For All, Sprints. For players is also prepared Tandem`s event where two drifters can compete.
Enhanced driving and collision physics adding new levels of realism to the drifting experience.
Many more updates including Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud Saves, new progression-like mechanics and garage challenges.
We appreciate the support and feedback we received from you all and hopes that you will have a great time on our circuits.
Now it's just time to prove your drifting skills against the best. Welcome to DRIFT21!
ECC Games S.A & 505 Games
Small update: multiplayer fixes
Hello drifters!
Happy new year! Today's small update focuses primarily on multiplayer fixes and improvements.
See you on track!
Changelog - Hotfix rev 16664
Changes to regions list in Server Browser window
Fixed an error where the player's score was crossed out at the start of the event
Fixed a bug that duplicated participant nickname in the Event progress tab
Fixed a bug that caused a highlight sound to play multiple times on the Server Browser window
Fixed an error where full servers were not listed in the browser window
Fixed UI bug that caused voting messages to overlap the drift point multiplier section
Fixed small bugs that caused community decals to appear improperly
Fixed multiple sound issues in the main menu and Quick Race menu
New update: Multiplayer mode
Hello Drifters!
Gather your crews, it's time to drift together! We are happy to release the first version of the multiplayer mode, which will allow you to drift together on the courses of the EBISU complex.
The main goal while working on multiplayer mode was for us to create a place where players will have full control over the session and experience. That's why we decided on a model in which the practice mode acts as a kind of lobby.
Inside such a session, up to six players at once can move freely on the map, create tandems, accumulate drifting points, and talk on text chat. For those who want to "compete" we prepared a module called "events". Every player in the session will be able to join the event. For the time of the event, players who are not interested will not see these rivals and vice versa. At the moment, everyone has access to the simplest type, a kind of Free For All, in which players with the whole course at their disposal must compete with other players. The winner is the one who scores the most Drift Points within the set time. Of course, expect more event types. We are still working on them :)
Hosts of multiplayer sessions have full control over the session. We have put at their disposal several commands, which allow, among others, to:
Voting or forcing a map change
Voting or forcing the removal of a player
Host permissions transfer
Displaying and pinning messages
Resetting the position
Collision on/off
Hiding messages from individual/all players
Display or change session password
What else are we working on?
We are optimizing the performance of the game in multiplayer mode
We are working on implementing proper spectator mode
We are preparing new types of events
We are working on full support for the cars created in the garage
We improve user experience and support for different controllers in a multiplayer session
We will be very grateful for any suggestions and feedback. If you are looking for people willing to play together, have a look at our server on Discord - you will find many great people there with whom you can drift!
See you on track!
Beta test: Multiplayer
For the last few months, we have been working hard on the DRIFT21 multiplayer mode, and today we are ready to give you a chance to check the results of our work. Take into account that this is the first version of the multiplayer mode - there may still be some elements to refine. We are still working on improving the multiplayer mode, e.g. we are working on full support for the cars created in the garage or preparing new types of events.
We care about your feedback and impressions. You can share them in the dedicated Steam Forum thread or on our Discord server on the #suggestions and #multiplayer-test-chat channels in the "Multiplayer Test Area". If you run into any problems and errors related to connecting to the game, performance, or gameplay itself, please let us know. We will try to help you and will also take your feedback into account in further development.
How to access the closed_beta branch:
Right-click on Drift21 in your Steam library and select "Properties".
Select the "BETAS" tab at the top of the properties window.
Enter the access code: YUy9pLYrGyDEQFDF, and click the "CHECK CODE" button.
Select "multiplayer" from the drop-down list.
Below you will find some additional information about the tests.
A few words about the concept of multiplayer mode in DRIFT21 The main goal while working on multiplayer mode was for us to create a place where players will have full control over the session and experience. That's why we decided on a model, in which the practice mode acts as a kind of lobby.
Inside such a session you can, of course, freely move on the map, create tandems, accumulate drifting points, talk. For those who want to "compete" we will soon launch a module called "events". Every player in the session will be able to join the event. For the time of the event, players who are not interested will not see these rivals and vice versa. As for the events themselves - for testing purposes, you will soon have access to the simplest type, a kind of Free For All, in which players with the whole course at their disposal must compete with other players. The winner is the one who scores the most Drift Points within the set time. Of course, expect more event types. We are still working on them :)
Control over the multiplayer session To better manage your session, in addition to text chat, we have also provided several commands and functions, for example:
Voting or forcing a map change
Voting or forcing the removal of a player
Host permissions transfer
Displaying and pinning messages
Resetting the position
Collision on/off
Hiding messages from individual/all players
Display or change session password
Some of the commands are available only to the session host.
What do we want to achieve during these tests? We are very interested in your opinion so we will accept any feedback :)
How do you rate the performance of the game in a multiplayer session? Does the game work worse in this mode?
How do you rate the synchronization in multiplayer sessions? Do you have any problems with lags?
Is there any functionality that you think is missing in multiplayer mode?
Is the state of Tandem (appearing in case of parallel drifting cars) clear to you? Maybe you need more visual clues?
What else are we working on?
We are optimizing the performance of the game in multiplayer mode
We are improving the spectator mode (due to errors we had to temporarily turn it off)
We are preparing new types of events
We are working on full support for the cars created in the garage
We improve user experience and support for different controllers in a multiplayer session
